Žan Košir

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Žan Košir Snowboard
Žan Košir 2015.jpg
nation SloveniaSlovenia Slovenia
birthday April 11, 1984
place of birth Kranj ,  SloveniaSloveniaSlovenia 
size 184 cm
Weight 78 kg
Career
discipline Parallel slalom , parallel giant slalom
society KD Zakon
status active
Medal table
Olympic games 0 × gold 1 × silver 2 × bronze
World championships 0 × gold 1 × silver 0 × bronze
Olympic rings winter Olympics
silver Sochi 2014 Parallel slalom
bronze Sochi 2014 Parallel giant slalom
bronze Pyeongchang 2018 Parallel giant slalom
FIS Snowboard world championships
silver 2015 Kreischberg Parallel giant slalom
Placements
FIS logo World cup
 Debut in the World Cup February 8, 2003
 World Cup victories 5
 Parallel World Cup 1. ( 2014/15 )
 PGS World Cup 1. ( 2014/15 )
 PSL World Cup 1. ( 2014/15 )
 Podium placements 1. 2. 3.
 Parallel 5 6th 7th
last change: April 10, 2020

Žan Košir (born April 11, 1984 in Kranj ) is a Slovenian snowboarder . He competed for Slovenia at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi .

Career

So far Košir has participated in snowboard world championships four times . His best result so far was a fourth place in the parallel giant slalom at the 2013 Snowboard World Championships in Stoneham, Canada.

At the 2010 Winter Olympics Košir reached sixth place in the parallel giant slalom. Four years later at the 2014 Winter Olympics , he won both a silver medal in the parallel slalom and a bronze medal in the parallel giant slalom.

The following season 2014/2015 was his most successful in the Snowboard World Cup . In the parallel slalom and the parallel giant slalom, he was on the podium in seven out of nine races. He was able to secure the overall parallel World Cup victory that year.

successes

Olympia

World championships

FIS Snowboard World Cup

  • 18 podium finishes, including 5 wins

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Men's Parallel Giant Slalom Finals (English) . 
  2. ↑ Men's Parallel Slalom Finals (English) . 
personal data
SURNAME Košir, Žan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Slovenian snowboarder
DATE OF BIRTH April 11, 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH Kranj